An Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability of Ocular Lubricants

August 10, 2026 updated by: Alcon Research
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of two new artificial tear formulations in subjects with moderate dry eye disease.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Each subject will receive 2 investigational products (one drop per eye of each investigational product) in a cross-over study design according to a randomization schedule. Individual duration of participation will be approximately 21 days.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
124

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2052
        • School of Optometry and Vision
    • Queensland
      • Teneriffe, Queensland, Australia, 4005
        • Ophthalmic Trials Australia
    • Victoria
      • Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 3053
        • The University of Melbourne, Department of Optometry and Vision Science
      • Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 3216
        • Deakin Collaborative Eye Care Clinic, Deakin University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject must be willing and able to understand and sign an ethics committee approved informed consent form.
  • Subject must be willing and able to attend all study visits as required by the protocol.
  • Subject must exhibit symptoms of dry eye at the Screening Visit.
  • Subject must currently use artificial tears.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has any known active ocular disease and/or infection.
  • Has any known infection or inflammation that requires treatment or has a systemic condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect a study outcome variable.
  • Any ocular injury to either eye in the 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • Current wearer of contact lenses or has a history of contact lens wear within the previous 1 month.
  • Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Sequence 1: FID123440, then FID123437
One drop of FID123440 test formulation in each eye in Period 1, followed by 1 drop of FID123437 test formulation in each eye in Period 2 as randomized. Each period is 1 day long with at least 2 calendar days separating the periods.
Other: FID123440 test formulation
Investigational product
Other: FID123437 test formulation
Investigational product
Experimental: Sequence 2: FID123437, then FID123440
One drop of FID123437 test formulation in each eye in Period 1, followed by 1 drop of FID123440 test formulation in each eye in Period 2 as randomized. Each period is 1 day long with at least 2 calendar days separating the periods.
Other: FID123440 test formulation
Investigational product
Other: FID123437 test formulation
Investigational product

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: Visit 2 [1 to 7 days after Visit 1/Screening (Day 1)] through Exit Visit. Exit Visit will occur 3 to 13 days after Visit 2 depending on observed visit windows.]
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence, unintended disease or injury, or untoward clinical signs (including abnormal laboratory findings) in subjects, users, or other persons, whether or not related to the investigational medical device (test product). The number of adverse events as observed or reported will be recorded.
Visit 2 [1 to 7 days after Visit 1/Screening (Day 1)] through Exit Visit. Exit Visit will occur 3 to 13 days after Visit 2 depending on observed visit windows.]
Number of Subjects with Biomicroscopy Findings Outside of Normal Limit
Time Frame: Visit 1/Screening (Day 1) through Exit Visit. Exit Visit will occur 4 to 20 days after Visit 1 depending on observed visit windows.
The investigator will observe the corneal and other ocular structures under white light of the slit lamp. The number of subjects with biomicroscopy findings outside of normal limits will be recorded.
Visit 1/Screening (Day 1) through Exit Visit. Exit Visit will occur 4 to 20 days after Visit 1 depending on observed visit windows.
Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)
Time Frame: Visit 1/Screening (Day 1) through Exit Visit. Exit Visit will occur 4 to 20 days after Visit 1 depending on observed visit windows.
BCVA will be assessed using Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letter charts and recorded in logarithm Minimum angle of resolution (logMar).
Visit 1/Screening (Day 1) through Exit Visit. Exit Visit will occur 4 to 20 days after Visit 1 depending on observed visit windows.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Alcon Research

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Clinical Trial Lead, Dry Eye, Alcon Research, LLC

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
March 4, 2026

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
July 22, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
July 22, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 17, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 17, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
November 20, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
August 11, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 10, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
August 1, 2026

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • DEE253-E003

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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